For a mid-morning snack I cut up bananas and squeezed lime juice on them
(a happy accident that I discovered a few years ago) and then added blackberries.
Such a good, filling snack!
We bought two containers of blackberries at Sam's for a really good price
(compared to the grocery store).
This was quite a nice meal. My poor roommates just got back to the apt. from trekking in the snow and ice for nearly two hours. They got stuck at a friend's apt. the night before, due to snowfall. They were cold and wet (from the freezing rain) and, so when they arrived I cut up some veggies and put out some fruit as an appetizer to a warm meal. MK opted for her Dad's homemade vegetable soup. I re-created my Sunday night dinner for Cristina, lit an awesome Anthropologie candle and relaxed:
I was hungry every hour it seemed like. My body was just not satisfied with what has become the regular routine. I did my best not to go southward with sugary/carby things. This was my splurge:
Jalapenos Poppers.
I've actually never made these from scratch, but always wanted to try them.
My Daddy grows jalapenos so we have thousands of jars of pickled jalapenos, so this was easily obtainable for me.
I searched for a healthy alternative:
Baked, not fried.
Ground-up cereal (bran flakes),
although I used Panko breadcrumbs that I had in my pantry.
I didn't feel too bad about this "indulgence" because I only used 1 whole jalapenos and enough cream cheese and Parmesan for those two little halves.
I dunked the stuffed -'penos in eggs and then rolled it in the Panko. Also, I added garlic, salt, and pepper to the cream cheese mixture for the stuffing.
I baked at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
One important thing to note: I couldn't make it through half of the second one because my mouth was on fire.
